Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.4°C
1.1° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (14 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)--
Afternoon (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
267
377
235
194
198
101
115
113
77
69
67
78
83
56
34
34
35
36
36
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:40AM1.81m
7:02PM1.72m
7:32AM1.75m
7:55PM1.65m
Low Tide
00:29AM0.23m
12:58PM0.30m
1:19AM0.30m
1:51PM0.38m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
10
11
11
10
12
13
13
11
10
10
10
10
13
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
10
7
7
8
9
7
9
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
10
11
12
10
7
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